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140256
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Efforts to maintain a robust Singaporean economy have had to confront the serious challenge of substantial brain drain from the city-state. To address the negative effects of this problem, Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has adopted a policy of increasing reliance on a foreign labor force. Meanwhile, the PAP appears to ignore the continued loss of human and intellectual capital. This study examines the main determinants of emigration from Singapore, specifically the political factors. The analysis is based on two primary data surveys that investigated what Singaporeans think about emigration: the 2006 Asian Barometer and the 2000–2002 Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia. Contrary to some previous empirical literature, data from these surveys indicate that anti–PAP and pro-democratic ideas strongly influence the decision of native Singaporeans to leave the island state. These findings likewise suggest that democratization and an expansion of business and technical education would be more effective in preserving economic growth than a policy of importing labor in the face of popular xenophobia.
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107446
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2011.
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This article investigates the current attitudes of the Taiwanese public toward
the rights of aborigines (Yuanzhumin), a neglected topic both in Taiwan and
throughout the world. The theoretical literature on ethnic politics suggests that
such attitudes might be rooted in one's level of education, ethnic group conflict
and partisanship, intergroup contact, and/or religion-like ideology (Confucian
values). Using data from the 2006 Taiwan Social Image Survey I and our 2009
privately commissioned poll on support for the rights of Taiwanese aborigines,
we test these four theories and find that higher education increases support
for aboriginal rights. The results confirm the ethno-partisanship model for
2006 but not for 2009. Conversely, the percentage of Yuanzhumin living in
a region boosted hostility toward them in 2009 but not in 2006. We likewise
discover that two Confucian values (family loyalty and social hierarchies)
have no statistically significant effect on attitudes toward Yuanzhumin. A
third key Confucian value, social harmony, appears to increase support for
aboriginal rights. Surprisingly, Confucian values seem to pose no hindrance
to the advancement of ethnic minorities' rights and may, in fact, even promote
them.
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058476
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Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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xv, 208p.
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Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics
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0521535395
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 049060 | 322.1088297/FET 049060 | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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